The After School Film Program (ASFP) is a community based media production program for teens at Templeton Secondary School in east Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish territories, Canada. The program is directed by filmmaker and media arts teacher Corin Browne in collaboration with Templeton Secondary School Theatre Program's Tanya Zambrano. We are also proud collaborators with the East End Boys Club and Girls Group.  Special thanks to David Murphy and the School of Communication for resources and expertise during our final editing sessions at Simon Fraser University.

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We have a team of incredible mentors who run workshops and advise students  on their projects-  many of whom are Templeton graduates. Current and past mentors have included: Aidan Parker, Savannah Howard, Ronan-Nanning Watson, Arelan Barret, Sadie Couture, John Collins, Evan Crowe, Kai Nagata, Gabe Forsythe, Matt Kennedy, Levente Mahalik, Terrence Alanis, Colin Roberts, Caitlin Dodds, Lisa Pham, Chak Estable, Nathan Attridge, Dave Henderson Hean, Mellissa Johnston, Emma Djwa, Kaylayla McMath, Aidan Chin, Jack Fox and Quinn Collins.

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The ASFP is for students who are passionate about filmmaking and want to work at an advanced level alongside industry mentors and Templeton alumni. Structured like a working film production company, students collaborate in small teams to write, pitch, film, and edit original short films over the course of the school year. The ASFP is a commitment of up to 200 hours over the school year, outside of regular classes.

Students participate in full production cycles, from script development and pre-production workshops through filming on location and post-production editing using professional equipment and media labs.

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Pre-production takes place in collaborative workshops at the school with students writing and revising their own scripts with support and feedback. Groups then spend roughly 3 months in pre-production, learning to use the professional quality equipment, location scouting, casting, rehearsing, gathering props and costumes, shot listing and production planning. The first cycle includes a five day production period at locations secured by students in the community.  We then take a field trip to Simon Fraser University to edit in one of the Faculty of Communication media labs. Every year, these films screen as part of Dream Big / Theatre Templeton's spring festival to an audience of up to 2000 people over two weeks. The ASFP crew also organizes an early summer community screening at the RIO theater to showcase all the work produced in the program and connect with ASFP Alumni (many who continue to mentor).

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IMPORTANT INFO:

• ASF is open to registered Templeton Secondary students in Grades 10–12.

• The course is called Film and TV 10/11/12  (4 credits toward graduation)

• Students in major production roles (Director, Writer, DOP, Editor) are required to have taken at least one on-timetable Media Arts  or Animation 10/11/12 class to strengthen and broaden their filmmaking skills and demonstrate work ethic and leadership abilities

• Students must maintain at least 90% attendance in both Afterschool FIlm and Media Arts 10/11/12 to lead a production in a major creative role.

• Younger students may participate on a volunteer basis if they are also enrolled in an on-timetable film class.

• ASF runs Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the school year.

• Tuesdays are full company meetings focused on production planning, screenings, critiques, and collaboration.

• Thursdays are role-specific workshops, advanced technical training sessions and group meetings.

• During production periods, students work independently in their collaborative groups on evenings and weekends, both at school and on location in the community, to film their projects.

 

Since 2001, the films produced in the After School Film Program have consistently garnered awards in provincial and international film festivals.  Many of the students that participate in the Afterschool Film Program go on to collaborate in post-secondary film programs and careers in creative industries.

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TASP is generously supported by:

 

Vancouver Film Studios

Pacific Backlot ​

 

Motion Picture Production Industry Association

Vancouver School Board and

Templeton Secondary School

Frank Giustra

Aquilini Family

The Bosa Family 

Peter Leitch

Jim Prier and Shelley Mason

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Check out the program behind the scenes on IG 

Take a look at Dream Big Productions - Templeton's Film Program and Home of the Afterschool Film Program

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